[plug] Migrating to new HD

[Tony Clark]

Steve,

Tar and zip the directories you want to keep then untar them onto the new
drive.  That will keep links etc intact where a straight copy wont.

Tony


On Wed, 24 Mar 1999, you wrote:
> Hi.
>     I want to migrate my RH5.2 system to a new HD.  Could somebody
> please point me to the best HOWTO or other info to help me get the
> migration right first time?
> 
> Currently I have a 120M hda1 (/boot) and 500M hdb5 (/) and I'd like to put
> them both on the new hda1.  Can I simply install the new 1.5G, format, 
> copy the lot to hdc1 (or whatever), remove the old disks, reconfigure lilo
> and that's it?  Somehow I doubt it's that simple.
> 
> I'd get into searching the docs but I have to go to work.  Last night I
> just had time to get the download of SO finished while fixing some audio
> on a video edit I'm doing on the other box.  Time is really tight and I
> hope I don't end up panicking over resetting-up the whole linux system
> when the HD install goes wrong again :)  Any hard info to help me get the
> HD install right will be very appreciated.
> 
> Regards,
> Steve
> 
> 
> P.S.  Speaking of the other box... it's running w95 because I can't find a
> non-linear video editing package for linux.  I was trying to fix a glitch
> in the audio using Sound Forge when the pointer got stuck in a section of
> the window.  I couldn't get it out.  AltF4 closed soundforge but the
> pointer was still stuck in that rectangular section of the screen.
> Nothing for it but a three finger salute.  (Funny thing: the PII box is
> only 8 months old but the Ctrl, Alt and Del keys are looking much more
> worn than the others.)  ;)
> 
> 
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